8-Letter Words Starting With NOVEL
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With NOVEL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With NOVEL 9 words
How common is NOVEL at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 eight-letter words that start with NOVEL. They average 12.9 points and the best is NOVELIZE (20 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.9
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 44.4% of words
Most common last letters
- e 44.4%
- m 22.2%
- h 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ae11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with NOVEL
n 1o 1v 4e 1l 1i 1z 10e 1
N 1 + O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + L 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
novelize
- verbconvert into the form or the style of a novel“The author novelized the historical event”
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How many eight-letter words that start with NOVEL are there?
There are 9 eight-letter words that start with NOVEL in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with NOVEL?
NOVELIZE is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NOVELDOM (14), NOVELISH (14), NOVELISM (13).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with NOVEL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include NOVELIZE (20), NOVELDOM (14), NOVELISH (14), NOVELISM (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.